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Highland/Fulton: Three Reservoir High School students win awards in Poetry Alive contest
Reservoir High School students Chaz Atkinson, Caroline des Jardins-Park and Carl Gaytano were all winners in the Howard County Public School System's Poetry Alive writing contest. Chaz is in AP French, Caroline is in French 4 Honors and Carl is in...Tags: College Sports, Concerts, Housing and Urban Planning, High Schools, Jazz (genre)
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The euro has failed
Europe's single currency is a bust. With unemployment reaching depression levels in the Mediterranean states, time has long passed to negotiate an orderly return to national currencies. Euro advocates argue a single currency is essential for creating a...
Tags: Unemployment, Bonds, Madrid (Spain), Market and Exchange, Greece
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Wine Find: 2010 Falernia Pedro Ximenez Reserva
From: Elqui Valley, Chile Price: $13 Serve with: Seafood, salads Find it at: i.m. Wine, 8180 Maple Lawn Blvd, Fulton, and other local wine shops Pedro Ximenez is a white wine grape varietal best known for its role in producing dessert wines in Spain's...
Tags: Wines, Australia, Chile, Alcoholic Beverages
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Have you heard about 'Las Meninas' at Rep Stage?
Royal intrigue at the 17th-century French court is still good for gossip in Lynn Nottage's 2002 play "Las Meninas." It made a striking impression when it was staged at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2010 and there's now a strikingly...
Tags: Baltimore County, Colleges and Universities, Imperial and Royal Matters, Howard Community College, Celebrities
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PBS show 'Downtown Abbey' whets appetite for tour of former Turnbull house
After watching the PBS blockbuster"Downton Abbey"into the wee hours of a recent Monday, I visited another historic home, one right here in Baltimore. Built centuries after Britain's Highclere Castle, the Baltimore home and studio of the late artist...Tags: Mount Vernon, Roland Park, Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Downton Abbey (tv program), Animals
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Wine Find: 2010 Hermanos del Villar Ipsum
From: Rueda, Spain Price: $17 Serve with: Shellfish, light seafood, goat cheese This dry white blend of the Iberian verdejo and viura varieties is yet one more example of the great, moderately priced wines coming out of Spain these days. It's a crisp,...Tags: Wines, Foods and Beverages, Seafood
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Wine Find: 2010 Palacio de Bornos Verdejo
This dry Spanish white wine from the underappreciated verdejo grape is an outstanding value — with complexity found in few chardonnays or sauvignon blancs twice the price. It's a very fresh wine, with an exotic mix of mineral, pine, mint, lime, pear...Tags: Wines
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Sparkling wine recommendations for any price range
Whether true or just a bit of wishful folklore, champagne was reportedly first cooked up by the French Benedictine monk Pierre Perignon (c. 1638-1715). When Dom Perignon first tasted his concoction, he is reported to have said, "Come quickly, I am...Tags: Hazelnuts, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Wines, Dining and Drinking, Oysters
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Can the sarcasm and give Sardinia its due
Six thousand years before Christ, a large island in the middle of the Mediterranean was settled by people who had sailed there from the Italian mainland. Although unified by a common language, they divided into tribes that warred with each other on...Tags: Wines, Strawberries, Italy
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Wine Advocate's Parker defends critic
The publisher of The Wine Advocate said Monday he had embarked on a no-holds-barred investigation into an alleged payola scandal involving one of the publication's top critics.
The Wine Advocate, an influential journal run out of Baltimore County by...Tags: Harbor East
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Howard County Briefs
Genealogy society meeting The Howard County Genealogical Society meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Ellicott City Senior Center, located behind the Miller branch of Howard County Public Library, 9401 Frederick Road. Meeting presents an...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Electronics, Yoga, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Concerts
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Wine critic's representative defends deals
The Spain-based representative for an influential Baltimore wine reviewer defended himself Wednesday amid accusations that he asked wineries for money in exchange for a visit from the critic.
The wine world has buzzed for days over news that respected...Tags: Harbor East, Wines, Social Media, Alcoholic Beverages
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